qarampil
/qarampil/
Definitions
1. a carnation, a garden flower of the pink family
- ariw qarampil — a beautiful carnation
- qarampil ösdürürge — to grow carnations
- qızıl qarampil — a red carnation
2. clove, the dried aromatic flower bud used to season food
- qarampil iyis — the smell of cloves
- qarampilni aşha qoşarğa — to add clove to the food
- qarampil bla bişirirge — to cook with clove
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qarampilthe carnation | qarampillethe carnations | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qarampilnithe carnation's | qarampillenithe carnations' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qarampilnithe carnation (as the object) | qarampillenithe carnations (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qarampilgeto the carnation | qarampillegeto the carnations | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qarampildeat / in the carnation | qarampilledeat / in the carnations | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qarampildenfrom the carnation | qarampilledenfrom the carnations | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | qarampilimmy carnation | qarampillerimmy carnations |
| your | qarampilingyour carnation | qarampilleringyour carnations |
| his / her | qarampilihis / her carnation | qarampillerihis / her carnations |
| our | qarampilibizour carnation | qarampilleribizour carnations |
| you all's | qarampiligizyou all's carnation | qarampillerigizyou all's carnations |
| their | qarampilleritheir carnation | qarampilleritheir carnations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarampilleri can mean "his / her carnations", "their carnation", or "their carnations" — context decides.